Ministry on the Street
Despite tremendous work done by our various social services and the many voluntary charities, there still is a need to attend to the issues that cause so many of our…
Living What We Pray
Reflection for the Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time / Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost Readings: Jeremiah 20: 7-9 (RM) or Jeremiah 15: 15-21 (RCL); Psalm 63 (RM) or 26 (RCL); Romans 12:…
A Cup of Water, A Heart of Hope
Reflection for the Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time / Fifth Sunday after Pentecost Readings: 2 Kings 4: 8-11, 14-16a (RM) or Jeremiah 28: 5-9 (RCL); Psalm 89 (RM) Romans 6:…
Cousins and Contrast
Reflection for the Third Sunday of Advent A Readings: Isaiah 35:1-6a, 10 (RM) or 1-10 (RCL); Psalm 146; James 5:7-10; Matthew 11:2-11. Cousins. The depth of the relationship between cousins…
Bonfires in Cyberspace
I have fond memories of sitting around bonfires in my younger years—overnight at the beach, whiling away the time with family and friends. We would sing, talk, eat, or simply…
Dare to Dream a Million Dreams
I write this blog with gratitude as I receive news of the successes of Menubu Dulangan women who have been to Delesan Kailawan, an RNDM ministry in the Philippines with…
Pentecost: The Message Radiates Outward
Reflection for Pentecost Sunday C Readings: Acts 2: 1-11 (RM) or 1-21 (RCL); Psalm 104; 1 Corinthians 12: 3b-7, 12-13 or Romans 8: 8-17 (RM) or 14-17 (RCL); John 20:…
One with the Buddhist Community: Part II
One of my family traditions important to me was a Buddhist ritual. At the sound of Buddhist gong at 4.30 a.m., which invites the people in the village to awaken,…
One with the Buddhist Community: Part I
I would like to share something about my relationship with the Buddhist community and Buddhism. Being from Myanmar it is impossible for me not to be one with the Buddhist…
“Sharing” – An Evolutionary Act
It could be said of our times that we are being called to a new spaciousness of mind! What might this mean as so many entities around us are collapsing?…